Retractable windshield
OwnerDiego Sodoinventor
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Abstract
A retractable windshield for a scooter, in which an elongated compartment is formed between the front fairing and the sleeve of the fork of the scooter; the windshield can be inserted in the compartment by sliding longitudinally, and in front of the sleeve of the fork there are elements for guiding and locking the windshield in the lowered inactive condition and in the active raised condition.
Claims9
Retractable windshield in combination with a scooter comprising a front fairing and a fork and a sleeve for the fork, wherein an elongated compartment is formed between the front fairing and the sleeve of the fork of the scooter, the windshield being insertable in said compartment by sliding longitudinally, and wherein in front of the sleeve of the fork there are means for guiding and locking the windshield in a lowered inactive condition and in an active raised condition, and wherein said means for guiding the windshield comprise:
- a pair of mutually spaced apart bushes fixed in a forward position to the sleeve of said fork;
- a central rail rigidly coupled to the sleeve of said fork;
- a pair of longitudinal profiles rigidly coupled to the windshield and each slidingly mounted in a respective one of said pair of bushes;
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- a carriage which is rigidly coupled to the windshield and slidingly supported on said central rail;
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- wherein said carriage is connected adjacent one end of the windshield and said longitudinal profiles are connected to the windshield so as to extend from said one end to an opposite end of the windshield, and wherein said central rail has an extension substantially as large as the extension of said longitudinal profiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.